H.R. No. 2240
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Family and friends are mourning the loss of Linda
Lou Hill of Missouri City, who passed away on April 20, 2013, at the
age of 69; and
WHEREAS, Linda Hill was born on October 15, 1943, in
Livingston, the only child of Elmer and Maurine Dominy Hill; she
graduated from Kirby High School in Woodville and attended Baylor
University; her love of history led her to a career in education,
teaching history to middle school students in the Eagle Lake and
Lamar Consolidated Independent School Districts; she was an engaged
and lively teacher, dressing up in period costumes and chaperoning
summer tours of Washington, D.C., for her students; after retiring,
she worked as a substitute teacher at Living Water Christian School
and Fort Bend Baptist Academy; she also enjoyed writing and had
recently penned a poem for her high school class's 50th reunion; and
WHEREAS, A woman of faith, Ms. Hill served as the Southwest
District president for United Methodist Women and as a lay minister
and reader for her church; in addition, she held many offices as a
member of the Eastern Star, including worthy matron, and she was
active in her community, playing the piano for local groups and
organizations and performing in community theater productions; and
WHEREAS, While the death of Linda Hill brings immeasurable
sorrow to her loved ones, she leaves behind a legacy of compassion
and service that will long be treasured by all those who held her
dear; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby pay tribute to the memory of Linda Lou Hill and
extend sincere sympathy to her friends and family: to her aunts,
LaWanda Yancey and Pherma Lee "Pete" Dominy; to her "adopted
daughter," Deana Marek, her husband Trey, and their children,
Katie, Kendall, and Cameron; to her cousins, Mary and Mark
Hlavinka, Mitchell Curtis O'Neill and his wife, Bobbie,
R. E. Sanderson, and Jimmy and Phyllis Frye; to her special
friends, Patsy Harvell, Trish and Lavelle Alkire, Jim Alcorn, and
Martha Kimbrough; and to her other friends and relatives; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for her family and that when the Texas House of
Representatives adjourns this day, it do so in memory of Linda Hill.
White
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2240 was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote of the House on May 22, 2013.
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Chief Clerk of the House